New evidence suggests that our human ancestors 2 million years ago were eaten by a large crocodile that lurked at the water's edge before closing its jaws on victims and drawing them under to their death. (Early hominids, possibly belonging ...
Please don't try this at home...Scientists at the San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research have just informed me that they've placed 24 mountain yellow-legged frogs into special refrigerators that will hopefully cause the endangered frogs to mate. (Image: Chris ...
The ultrasonic songs vary widely, with some winning males emitting tunes that prove irresistible to females.
The larger the male lizard, the more likely he is to father sons, suggests a new study on brown anole lizards that also determined smaller males tend to sire daughters. Adult females, however, help to control the process. Female lizards ...
Wall Street may have its human bulls and bears, but Manhattan has become very popular these days with a real wild animal visitor: coyotes. (Coyote pounds the pavement; Credit: marya) Surprised onlookers have recently spotted these wolf relatives in Chelsea, ...
Shark attacks worldwide edged up a notch from 60 in 2008 to 61 in 2009, according to a new report from the University of Florida that also documented 5 human deaths last year due to these attacks instead of 4 ...
Jim Atchison, president and CEO of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, led a press conference today concerning the death of killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau. He spoke in front of a see-through tank wall, so inquisitive killer whales viewed the proceedings ...
Termite damage costs Americans about $7 billion each year in damage and treatment costs, making them one of the most expensive insects in the country. According to a recent piece in EARTH magazine, that could be about to get worse. ...
In the blog for SeaWorld today, the following statement was posted about Tilikum, the orca that fatally injured trainer Dawn Brancheau yesterday: "Many people are asking about the future care of Tilikum, the whale involved in the incident. We have ...
Tilikum, the male killer whale that fatally injured trainer Dawn Brancheau in front of a horrified audience at SeaWorld in Orlando Wednesday, was a breeding "stud" that sired his first first calf when he was just 8 or 9 years ...
